With the outbreak of corona19 in Korea spreading all over the country, the number of new confirmed cases recorded in the early 300s today (2nd).
It increased slightly from yesterday, but it has maintained 300 people for three consecutive days.
However, the number of cases of group infections in daily spaces such as gositel, workplace, and acquaintances as well as large general hospitals including Seoul Hanyang University Hospital, nursing facilities, and churches is increasing, so the size of confirmed cases can grow again at any time.
In order to break the link of'hidden infection' in the local community and prevent re-proliferation during the Lunar New Year holidays (2.11-14), the government enforced'social distancing' (metropolitan area 2.5 stage, non-metropolitan area stage 2) and banning private gatherings with more than 5 people. It has been extended by 2 weeks until the 14th.
The Central Defense Response Headquarters announced that as of 0 o'clock today, the number of new corona19 confirmed cases in Korea increased by 336, accumulating 78,000.
31 people increased from yesterday (305).
Earlier, on November 20-22 last year (348 → 386 → 330), which was in the early stage of the '3rd pandemic', 300 people were shown for three consecutive days.
The third pandemic, which began in earnest from mid-November last year, peaked on December 25 last year (1,240 people) and then showed a gradual decline in the new year, but turned to an increase starting at the end of last month, starting with the group infection of an unlicensed educational facility at IM Mission. , In the last few days, due to weekends and holidays, it has been down to 300 again.
In the last week (1.27-2.2), the number of new confirmed cases per day was 559 → 497 → 469 → 456 → 355 → 305 → 336.
During this period, there are 3 times for 300 people, 3 times for 400 people, and 1 for 500 people.
Looking at the infection route of today's new confirmed cases, local outbreaks were 295 and foreign inflows were 41.
The number of confirmed local outbreaks fell to 200 two days in a row, which is about two and a half months since last year's November 18-19 (from 245 to 293).
In the area where confirmed cases were found, 199 were in the metropolitan area, including 121 in Seoul, 70 in Gyeonggi, and 8 in Incheon.
In the non-capital area, there were 23 people in Gwangju, 18 people in Chungbuk, 10 people in each of Busan, Daegu and Gyeongbuk, 9 people in Gyeongnam, 7 people in Gangwon, 5 people in Chungnam, and 2 people in Jeonbuk and Jeonnam.
There are a total of 96 confirmed cases in the non-metropolitan area.
As for major infection cases, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to IM Mission increased to 384.
In addition, a total of 47 people were confirmed at Hanyang University Hospital in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, and 10 new infected people were found at a gositel in Dongdaemun-gu.
In addition, in the case of Antioch Church in Seo-gu, Gwangju, 107 people have been infected so far, and in a case of a nursing hospital in Geumjeong-gu, Busan, a total of 84 people have been tested positive.
There were 41 confirmed overseas inflows, 21 more than yesterday (20).
The number of confirmed patients in the 40s has been six days since the 27th (43) of last month.
Of these, 12 were identified during quarantine at the airport or port.
The remaining 29 were trained while self-isolating in Gyeonggi (12), Seoul (7), Busan, Daegu, Gyeongnam (2 each), Gwangju, Ulsan, Jeonnam, and Jeju (1 each) local residences or temporary living facilities. I got a decision.
When local outbreaks and foreign inflows (excluding quarantine) are combined, Seoul has 128 people, Gyeonggi 82, and Incheon 8, and 218 people.
Nationally, new confirmed cases have emerged from 15 cities and provinces in Daejeon and Sejong.
The death toll was increased by 10 from yesterday to 1,435, and the average fatality rate in Korea was 1.82%.
The number of patients with severe gastric disorders decreased by 1 to 224.
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